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<p style="margin-top:0;">Founded in 1973, the Humanities PhD program continues to provide highly  qualified students holding M.A. or M.F.A degrees with a stimulating and  rigorous setting in which to pursue interdisciplinary work at the doctoral level.&nbsp;Students  entering the program with an MFA degree are able to include studio work as a  component of their program of study and thesis project. </p>
<p>Applicants to the program are required to submit research proposals  indicating the interdisciplinary scope of their projects. Students in the  program declare one Major field, normally within the discipline of the  student's Master's degree, and two Minor fields/disciplines.&nbsp; The Major  field must be from a Humanities, Social Science or Fine Arts discipline.&nbsp;  Minor fields are normally from the Humanities, Social Sciences or Fine Arts,  but may also involve disciplines such as mathematics or the life sciences.</p>
<p> Doctoral applicants interested in multidisciplinary studies in areas that fall  under the the Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science, the John Molson  School of Business, Pure and Applied Sciences such as Biology and Chemistry, or  take a more applied approach in areas such as Economics, should apply to  <a href="http://graduatestudies.concordia.ca/SIP/">Special Individualized Programs (SIP).</a></p>
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<p>A fully-qualified candidate is required to complete a minimum of 90  credits. These are apportioned as follows: minimum course requirements,  24 credits; 3 comprehensive field examinations (one in each of the  student&rsquo;s three fields), each 3 credits; thesis proposal with defense,  3 credits; thesis with defense, 54 credits. </p>
<h4>Residence</h4>
<p>The minimum residence requirement is two years (6 terms) of full-time study,  or the equivalent in part-time study. </p>
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<p>All incoming Humanities  students take, in their first year, the two core HUMA seminars: Humanities 888 (Methodology) and Humanities 889  (Thematic) thus gaining a strong methodological and theoretical  foundation while also becoming part of an exceptionally talented and diverse  peer group of interdisciplinary scholars and artists. Working across the three fields  that inform their program of study, Humanities students both develop strong  disciplinary skills and break new ground in research and creation through the interdisciplinary  conversations and convergences that are the hallmark of the program. The scope  of students&rsquo; thesis projects is broad, engaging a wide range of social,  cultural and artistic practices in an original and rigorously theorized manner.</p>
<p> The remaining course credits (18 minimum) will normally  consist of a combination of 3-credit directed study tutorials and  regularly scheduled graduate courses offered by other departments that  are deemed relevant to the student's program of research. A student  will normally take 6 credits of course work in each of their three  fields. A student&rsquo;s coursework will be determined in consultation with  the student&rsquo;s advisory committee, in accordance with the needs of the  student&rsquo;s program of study and the available faculty resources. </p>
<h4>Comprehensive Examinations and Thesis Proposal</h4>
<p>Before admission to candidacy for the degree, students must pass  three comprehensive field examinations, one in each of the student&rsquo;s  three fields, and an oral examination of the student's written thesis  proposal. The three comprehensive field examinations are normally  written during the term immediately following the completion of the 24  (minimum) course credits. The oral examination of the written thesis  proposal normally takes place in the term following the writing of the  comprehensive field examinations.</p>
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<p>Students who have passed their comprehensive examinations will be  admitted to candidacy for the Ph.D. upon acceptance by their advisory  committee of the thesis proposal and its successful defense. A doctoral  thesis should be based on the extensive research of primary sources,  make an original contribution to knowledge, and be presented in  acceptable academic form.</p>
<h4>Language Requirement</h4>
<p>Doctoral candidates must demonstrate an ability to read and  translate scholarly material in at least one language (other than the  candidate&rsquo;s first language) relevant to their studies. </p>
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